A research record, like a note card, records an observation and maybe an interpretation. Be sure to include a link to what you found so your steps can be retraced by others.
Title: NCLB Accountability Data
No matter how you describe your school, you should include information about whether the school is meeting state and national accountability standards required by the No Child Left Behind Act.
Rhode Island's Information That Works web includes links to the "Accountability" information for each Rhode Island school. Start by going to the link: Information That Works. The site explains how the information should be interpreted in its User Guide . (This guide is very readable, so I highly recommend that you give its explanation a look for any graph that you're trying to figure out.)
You can find the accountability data at the top of the list of all data for a school:
The school's performance in terms of the targets set by the state in order to be in compliance with NCLB are shown in this graph. The horizontal lines are the state targets, and each bar represents the performance of a student group that must be accounted for. When a minority group's population is less than 45 students, the school is recognized as meeting its target for that group automatically. The slashed bars represent targets NOT MET.
A school's performance rating is based on how many performance targets is met for the year's evaluation. The classifications are explained here.
The performance progress graph track the proficiency of all the school's students expressed as an index score that varies from 0 to 100. These graphs show how the school's students compare with all students in the state, and how the school's performance has changed over the last several years.
"Under provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, if a school misses any of its targets it has not made “adequate yearly progress” (AYP). If it misses targets for two years in a row, it has been “identified for school improvement,” and it may be subject to sanctions imposed by the NCLB, such as allowing parents to transfer their children to another school (School Choice). After three years, the school may have to provide free supplemental educational services such as tutoring. After four years, the school may face restructuring or other sanctions." - Information That Works User Guide
The RI School Report Cards sum up how each school is meeting national and state standards, and provides another representation of the school's accountability data:
Title: NCLB Accountability Data
No matter how you describe your school, you should include information about whether the school is meeting state and national accountability standards required by the No Child Left Behind Act.Rhode Island's Information That Works web includes links to the "Accountability" information for each Rhode Island school. Start by going to the link: Information That Works. The site explains how the information should be interpreted in its User Guide . (This guide is very readable, so I highly recommend that you give its explanation a look for any graph that you're trying to figure out.)
You can find the accountability data at the top of the list of all data for a school:
The school's performance in terms of the targets set by the state in order to be in compliance with NCLB are shown in this graph. The horizontal lines are the state targets, and each bar represents the performance of a student group that must be accounted for. When a minority group's population is less than 45 students, the school is recognized as meeting its target for that group automatically. The slashed bars represent targets NOT MET.
"Under provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, if a school misses any of its targets it has not made “adequate yearly progress” (AYP). If it misses targets for two years in a row, it has been “identified for school improvement,” and it may be subject to sanctions imposed by the NCLB, such as allowing parents to transfer their children to another school (School Choice). After three years, the school may have to provide free supplemental educational services such as tutoring. After four years, the school may face restructuring or other sanctions." - Information That Works User Guide
The RI School Report Cards sum up how each school is meeting national and state standards, and provides another representation of the school's accountability data:
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